Mount Carmel School announced that it will be reviving its band program this coming school year with the hiring of a new music teacher, Julian Greening. Greening comes to the school with an extensive background in music. Greening earned his Bachelor’s of Music in Music Education from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and was
Mount Carmel School is preparing for the new school year by rolling out new upgrades to its Information Technology (IT) system, all as part of a 21st Century Education initiative. The most important upgrade is an increase in the bandwidth of the campus WiFi and local area network. Working with both IT&E and Docomo Pacific,
MOUNT CARMEL School announced that its students fared very well in recently administered SAT-10 and College Board AP national standardized tests. The results show significant improvement in all subjects across all grade levels. On average, students performed at or above the 50th percentile on the SAT-10 and improved from the previous year. For the complete
By: Rose R. Gamier Catechists are called to a ministry…a vocation…a call Who is a catechist? This was beautifully explained last Sunday, July 30, 2017, at a workshop held at the Mount Carmel Cathedral CCD office. A total of 29 participants – some CCD coordinators and new volunteer catechists came to the said gathering. It
As the new CCD school year begins in the Fall, the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa will implement its revised CCD admission policy. It will also introduce for the first time a diocesan policy for RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). During the clergy meeting last July 25, 2017 at Maturana House of Prayer, Sr.
“We must be a church that goes from waiting for the door-bell to ring, to going out and ringing doorbells” On Tuesday July 25th, the clergy of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa gathered at the Maturana House of Prayer to discuss the recent progress and developments on Pastoral Planning. They were joined by the members
Cheers and shouts of excitement filled Mt. Carmel School ground last weekend as Saipan youths compete in different sporting events during Mt. Carmel Youth Ministry (MCYM) 1st Annual Sports Fest. Hundreds of youths, not including adult chaperones participated from 11 parishes including San Jose, Tinian who brought in the largest delegation. The two-day event featured
The Youth Ministry of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral is holding its First Annual Sports Fest on July 14 and 15, 2017. This sporting event is open to all the parishes in Saipan. Edward S. Dela Cruz, the coordinator of Mt. Carmel Ministry Youth Ministry expressed how this event is meant to foster a
His Excellency Ryan P. Jimenez, DD presided the Mass of the Solemnity of Peter and Paul at the Pastorelle Sisters Convent in San Antonio last Thursday as the sisters celebrate the 58th Anniversary of the Pontifical approval of the Sisters of Jesus Good Shepherd. It was on June 29, 1959 that, then Pope John XXIII
From San Roque to San Antonio, parishes in Saipan celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) with the traditional procession of the Blessed Sacrament with the Solemn Blessing on the faithful. Altar stations beautifully decorated were set up around the church ground where the Blessed Sacrament carried by
